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Last order in Liverpool.
Some take everything they can with them - pubs and restaurants have to close again from Thursday.
In addition, fitness centers, betting offices and casinos.
The reason is the high number of new Covid infections.
For 100,000 inhabitants, they are almost ten times as high as in Berlin, for example.
According to media reports, 95 percent of the intensive care beds are occupied.
Therefore, as a result of the British government's new three-stage alarm system, there is now a partial lockdown, which causes anger and incomprehension on the ground.
Paul Brant, Liverpool City Councilor
"A rather toxic mixture of arrogance and ignorance at the level of the central government has led us to the sad state we are in now. I think it is now clear that a short, sharp intervention 3-4 weeks ago would destroy the chaos, in which we are now. "
Even ordinary citizens are running out of patience with the government in distant London.
Jay Johnson, Beatles tour guide
"I have no faith in them at all, they keep changing their minds, one U-turn after another ... I personally have the feeling that the government is not doing enough for us. The Prime Minister is not doing enough for us. He never has enough done for us. "
Boris Johnson has lost a lot of confidence because of his government's zigzag streak in containing the pandemic.
It remains to be seen whether the people of Liverpool will still adhere to the strict measures.
